Gage for laying shingles



- j. H. JOHNSON.

GAGE FOR LAYING SHINGLES. APPLICATION FILED 050.5,1919.

1,366,462. Patented Jan. 25,1921.

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J. H. JOHNSON. GAGE FOR LAYING SHINGLES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.5, I9l9. 1,366,462.

Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

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JAY noon JOHNSON, or KNOXVILLE, ENNESSEE.

GAG-E FOR LAYING SHINGLES.

Application filed December 5, 1819. Serial No. 342,760.

' Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State last course and toconstitute a of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGages for Laying Shingles, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing. p

My improvement relates particularly to a gage structure which is to beapplied to a course of shingles already laid and to present a part inproper position to receive against it the lower ends of the next courseof shingles.

The object of my invent on 15 to provlde such a structure in a formadapted to be easily and effectively attached in the working positionand afterward released and again attached. A further ob ect of theinvention is to provide a structure which may be built at moderate costand which, when applied in position to the last course of shingles, willnot extend into the working space and thereby offer hindrance to therapid laying and attaching of shingles for the next course. 7

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan of an apparatus embodying my improvement, parts beingbroken away; 7 7

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the locking mechanism shown at the lefthand end of Fig. 1, parts being broken away,

Fig. 3 is an upright section on the line, 3-3, of Fig. 1, looking towardthe right;

.Fig. A is an upright section on the line,

4-4, of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow Fig. 5 is asection on the line, 5-5, of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of thearrow.

Referring to said drawings, A, is a bar extending thro'ughoutthe lengthof the apparatus.v A strip, B, of sheet metal is of the same length asthe bar, A, and is bent to form a horizontal'part, B resting upon theupper face of the bar, A, and a part, B ex tending downward over theforward edge of the bar, A, and a rib, B extending forward from thelower edge of the part, B and adapted to rest upon the shingles of theledge upon which shingles for the next course may rest. This sheet metalstrip is secured to the bar,

A, by means of bolts, A and A Near each 7 end of the bar, A, ahorizontalU-shape yoke,

C, is applied to thebar, A. Said yoke is ,formed of strap iron arrangedin upright planes, excepting that the ends of the yoke are turned into acommon horizontal plane and applied against the lower face of the bar,A, and secured by the bolts, A said bolts passing through said ends andsaid bar and the sheet metal strip, B, and securing the three members toeach other.

A tongue, D, extends forward beneath the rear part of the yoke and hasan upward extension, D overlapping the rear face of the yoke. A bolt, Dextends through an aperture, D in the yoke and said extension and bindsthe latter to the yoke. In the yoke there is another aperture, D locatedlower down. If the tongue is to be set lower, the bolt, D is extendedthrough the lower of said apertures. The forward end of the tongue, D,is made chisel-form, the edge beat the lower face of the tongue. Thusthe tongue is adapted to be pushed forward beneath the lower ends of thecourse of shingles which was last laid. The distance be tween theupright part, B of the sheet metal strip, B, and the upward extension ofthe tongue, D equals the distance between the ends of adjacent coursesof shingles, so that when the tongue, D, is pushed beneath the lastcourse of shingles until the lower ends of said shingles bear againstthe upward extension, D the part, B of the strip, B, will be in theright position to receive the lower ends of the new course of shingles.When the gage has been put into this position, it is to be securedagainst movement until after the next course of shingles has been laidand secured in position. The mechanism for securing the gage will now bedescribed.

In each arm of the yoke which is the nearer the middle of the gage thereis a horizontal slot, C and attached to the oppo- At the middle of thegage a bracket, E is secured to the bar, A, and the sheet metal strip,B, by the bolts, A A hand lever, E

is pivoted to the bracket, E, by means of a turned in the horizontalplane in one direction, the two bars, E, are drawn endwise toward themiddle of the gage and when the hand lever is turned in the opposite di-.-rection, the bars, E, are moved from each other endwise. I

Within each yoke, C, a U-shape roller supporting yoke, E, is supportedon the bar, E, thearms of the yoke being directed downward. An uprightbolt, E extends through said yoke and the bar, E, and secures the yokeimmovably to the bar. Each arm ofeach yoke has a horizontal bearing, E",in which rests the journal, E of a roller, E on account of the differentelevations between the'slot, G and the slot, endwise movement of thebars, E, will change the elevations of the rollers, E the rollers beingforced downward when the bars, E, E, are moved toward the middle of thegage and the rollers being raised wl the bars, E, E, are moved in theopposite direction.

The operation of the apparatus is follows:

The long end of the hand lever, E having been pushed to the left,whereby the bars, E, are put into their outer positions and the rollers,E are put into the raised positions, the gage is applied to the lastlaid course of shingles, the tongues, D, being pushed under the lowerend of the shingles until said ends bear against the upward extension, Dof said tongue. Then the hand lever, E is shifted rightward until therollers, E bear firmly upon the shingles which rest upon the tongues, D.By this means the gage is secured in its new and working position.

It is to be observed that the faces of the rollers, E, are not draggedover the faces of the shingles, but that the rollers in their traversemake a rolling contact with the faces of the shingles. Thus injury tothe shingles by the clamping of the gage there- 7 to is avoided.

length, the gage can be put into position by a single forward movementof the entire as described.

gage and a single sidewise movement of the hand lever. Y

I claim as my invention,

1. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmay be laid, clamping mechanism attached to said member and comprising atongue adapted to extend beneath a laid course of shingles and a rollerlocated above the tongue and adapted to be moved bodily to differentelevations, substantially 2. In an apparatus of the nature described,the combination of an elongated member presenting an edge against whichthe ends of shingles maybe laid, clamping mechanism attached to saidmember and comprising a tongue adapted to extend beneath a laid courseof shingles,a roller located above the tongue, and a roller support heldfor shifting in a path inclined to the upper face of the scribed.

3.1n an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmaybe laid, two clamping mechanisms attached to said member and eachcomprising a tongue adapted to extend beneath a laid course of shinglesand a roller located above the tongue and adapted to be moved bodily todifferent elevations relative to the tongue, substantially as described.v

at. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member pr senting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmay be laid, two clamping mechanisms attachec to said member and eachcomprising a tongue adapted to extend beneatha laid course of shingles,

-' a roller, and a roller support held for shifting in a pathinclined tothe upper face of the tongue, substantially as described.

5. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends or shinglesmay be laid, two clamping mechanismsattached to said member and eachcomprising a tongue adapted to extend beneath a laid course ofsh1ngles,'a roller lo,- cated above each tongue, and means for bodilyshifting said rollers toward and from said tongue, substantially asdescribed.

6: In an apparatus of the nature described,

tongue, substantially as do the combination of an elongated member 7presenting an edge against which the ends of shingles may be laid, twoclamping mechanisms attached to said member and each comprising a tongueadapted to extend beneath a laid course of shingles, a roller locatedabove each tongue,'and meansfor simultaneously bodily shifting saidrollers tothe combination of an elongated member presenting an edgeagainst which the ends of shingles may be laid, two clamping mechanismsattached to said member and each comprising a tongue adapted to extendbeneath a laid course of shingles, a roller, a roller support held forshifting in a path inclined to the upper face of the tongue, and meansfor simultaneously shifting said supports, substantially as described.

9. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmay be laid, clamping mechanism attached to said member and comprismg atongue adapted to extend beneath a v laid course of shingles, an upperclamping member adapted to bear downward, an upper clamping membersupport inclined to the upper face of the tongue, and means for movingsaid inclined member endwise, substantially as described.-

10. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmay be laid, a pivoted hand lever, two clamping mechanisms attached tosaid member and each comprising a tongue adapted to extend beneath alaid course of shingles, an upper clamping member adapted tobearrdownward, and an upper clamping member support inclined to theupper face of the tongue, said support being connected with the handlever at opposite sides of its pivot, substantially as described.

11. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmay be laid, a yoke attached to said membeiya tongue adapted to extendbeneath the last laid course of shingles, a roller located above thetongue, and a roller support which is inclined to the upper face of thetongue and shiftable endwise, substantially as described.

12. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmay be laid, a yoke attached to said member, a tongue supported by saidyoke and adapted to extend beneath a laid course'of shingles, and aroller located above the tongue and supported by the yoke and adapted tobe moved to different elevations relative to the tongue, substantiallyas described.

13. In .an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member presenting an edge against which the ends of shinglesmay be laid, two yokes attached to said member, two tongues adapted toextend beneath the last laid course of shingles, a roller located aboveeach tongue, and for each of said rollers, a support which is inclinedrelative to the upper face of the tongue and is endwise shiftable,substantially as described.

14:. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of anelongated member having an edge against which the ends of shingles maybe laid and a ledge upon which said shingles may rest, and a clampingmechanism attached to said member and adapted to engage the upper andlower faces of the shingles of a lald course, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name this 25th day of November, inthe year one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.

JAY HUGH JOHNSON.

